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Marin jury convicts man in 1973 cold case murder

04 May 2026 07:30

A Marin County jury convicted Michael Mullen of first-degree murder for the 1973 killing of Nina Fischer. - The murder occurred in San Rafael; Fischer's 2-year-old daughter was home but unharmed.

- DNA evidence from the crime scene matched Mullen through a state database. - Mullen was arrested in Idaho in 2024 and claimed consensual sex, not murder.

- Sentencing is scheduled for June 10. The victim's daughter attended the trial from Sweden.

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